Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 817 · 40 questions

How to say it (Weak beats say “uh”): Find the strong syllable first: a-BOUT, LEM-on. Say the weak syllable quickly and lightly as “uh”: uh-BOUT, LEM-un. Any vowel letter can be a schwa: about (a), seven (e), lemon (o), support (u).

1. 1.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) today (c) complete
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) pizza (c) alive
4. 4.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
5. 5.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
6. 6.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
7. 7.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) about (c) sofa
9. 9.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) extra (c) ago
11. 11.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
12. 12.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
13. 13.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
14. 14.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) extra (c) balloon
16. 16.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) today (c) happen
18. 18.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) correct (c) panda
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
22. 22.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) ago (c) lemon
24. 24.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
25. 25.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
26. 26.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) lemon (c) contain
28. 28.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) cactus (c) ago
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) method (c) awake
31. 31.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
32. 32.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) panda (c) around
34. 34.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
35. 35.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
36. 36.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) support (c) bonus
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) about (c) zebra
39. 39.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
40. 40.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal

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